Carmel Tunnels

Highway 23, more-commonly known as the "Carmel Tunnels" (Hebrew: מנהרות הכרמל, Minharot HaCarmel), are a set of toll tunnels in Haifa, Israel. The tunnels' purpose is to reduce road congestion in the Haifa area and to provide an alternative route for reaching the eastern and central parts of the city, Haifa Bay and the Krayot area to and from Israel's central coastal plain without having to travel through traffic-congested downtown Haifa, having to drive up and across Mount Carmel, or bypassing Haifa from the east – along the edge of the Jezreel Valley (via Highway 70 for example). The tunnels cut the travel time from the Haifa South interchange in the west to the Checkpost interchange in the east from 30–50 minutes down to 6 minutes.

Highway 23
כביש 23
Carmel Tunnels
Hebrew: מנהרות הכרמל, romanized: Minharot HaCarmel
Entrance to the tunnel at Check Post
Route information
Length9.23 km (5.74 mi)
ExistedDecember 2010–present
Major junctions
West endHaifa Darom Interchange
Major intersectionsRuppin Interchange
East endMevo Carmel Interchange
Location
CountryIsrael
Major citiesHaifa
Neighborhoods:
Hof HaCarmel, Neve Sha'anan, Check Post
Highway system
  • Roads in Israel
  • Highways
← Highway 22→ Highway 25

The tunnels were built and are operated as a BOT project. They were opened to traffic on 1 December 2010.

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